Utah Concealed Firearms
Permit
Blaine Nay
Three-Peaks Gun Safety
www.30-06.org
©2005, 2015
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Permit application
Class Roll
Handouts
CD-ROM
 Syllabus
 PowerPoint slides
 Utah & federal laws
 Training log
 Articles
 Useful websites
Course Fee
 $50/person, $70/couple
 $30 discount for military
veterans, public school staff,
students
Breaks
No live ammo in the classroom
Questions
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Course Objectives
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The trainee will be able to identify the principal parts of
a handgun and types of actions and demonstrate how
they function
The trainee will be able to identify firearm accessories
and relative advantages of each
The trainee will explain and demonstrate safe firearm
handling practices
The trainee will demonstrate shooting proficiency
The trainee will be able to explain how to plan for travel
out of state with a firearm
The trainee will be able to explain of the legal
responsibilities & liabilities of using deadly force
Dispel a few myths
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This is a Basic Course
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Utah Concealed Firearm Permit Course
NRA Personal Protection in the Home
Course
NRA Instructors may not teach the law
 Attorney
 POST (Peace Officer Standards and
Training) certified law enforcement
officer
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The Law
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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security
of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear
Arms, shall not be infringed. ─ US Constitution, Amendment 2
The individual right of the people to keep and bear arms
for security and defense of self, family, others, property,
or the state, as well as for other lawful purposes shall
not be infringed; but nothing herein shall prevent the
Legislature from defining the lawful use of arms. ─ Utah
State Constitution, Article I, Section 6
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The Law
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UCA § 53-5a-102. Uniform firearm laws. (Amended 2008)
(1) The individual right to keep and bear arms being a constitutionally protected right under
Article I, Section 6 of the Utah Constitution, the Legislature finds the need to provide uniform civil
and criminal firearm laws throughout the state.
(2) Except as specifically provided by state law, a local authority or state entity may not:
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(a) prohibit an individual from owning, possessing, purchasing, selling, transferring,
transporting, or keeping a firearm at the individual's place of residence, property, business,
or in any vehicle lawfully in the individual's possession or lawfully under the individual's
control; or
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(b) require an individual to have a permit or license to purchase, own, possess, transport, or
keep a firearm.
(3) In conjunction with Title 76, Chapter 10, Part 5, Weapons, this section is uniformly applicable
throughout this state and in all its political subdivisions and municipalities.
(4) All authority to regulate firearms is reserved to the state except where the Legislature
specifically delegates responsibility to local authorities or state entities.
(5) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature by statute, a local authority or state entity
may not enact, establish, or enforce any ordinance, regulation, rule, or policy pertaining to
firearms that in any way inhibits or restricts the possession or use of firearms on either public or
private property.
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Reasons for Training
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Utah Concealed Firearm Permit
Make sound life-and-death decisions
You will be judged by a jury consisting of persons who know
nothing about the laws of self defense
You must prove to them that you acted reasonably and
prudently
What seems reasonable and prudent to an untrained person
(ie juror) is not the same as what is reasonable and prudent
for a trained person
Document your training – Keep a training log
Your attorney may use your record of training to teach the
laws of self defense as you know them to the jury so they will
understand why what you did was reasonable and prudent
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Why Americans Own Handguns
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Constitutional right
Competitive shooting
Recreational shooting
Hunting
Collecting
Personal protection
Never be the victim
It’s my obligation to protect myself and my
family
A gun is a lighter burden than regret
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Firearm Safety
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Firearm ownership is at an all-time high (80100 million gun owners of 300 million guns)
and grows by over 10 million firearms per
year, yet accidental discharges continue to
decline ("Annual Firearm Manufacturers and Export Reports" (www.atf.gov/statistics))
Today, the odds are a million to one, against a
child in the US dying in a firearm accident
Firearms account for less than 2 percent of
accidental deaths
Education is the primary cause of this
reduction in accidental firearms deaths
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Firearm Safety
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Since 1904, accidental firearm-related deaths have
decrease 94% (National Center for Health Statistics' "Wisqars" website)
Since 1930, the US population has more than doubled
Since 1930, the number of firearms has quintupled (5X)
Since 1930, deaths due to accidental firearm discharges
have decreased 80%
Since 1975, accidental firearm deaths among children
under age 18 have decreased 89%
From 1978 to 1988 accidental deaths by firearms
dropped 22 percent
From 1989 to 1999 accidental deaths by firearms
dropped another 49 percent
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Firearm Safety
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Leading Causes of Unintentional
Injury Deaths
United States, 2001, All Races, Both Sexes, Ages: 1-14
Source: Center for Disease Control
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Motor vehicle - 46.2%
Drowning - 17.4%
Fire/burn - 10.6%
Suffocation - 5.5%
Pedestrian, Other - 3.2%
Other Land Transport - 3.2%
Fall - 2.2%
Poisoning - 1.8%
Natural/ Environment - 1.6%
Firearm - 1.6%
Other Transport - 1.5%
Struck by or Against - 1.5%
Other Spec., classifiable - 1.1%
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Sports Injuries
United States, 2006, All Races, Both Sexes, All Ages
Source: American Sports Data, Inc.
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Basketball – 13.8%
Running/Jogging – 8.2%
Soccer – 8.1%
Football – 5.4%
Baseball – 3.0%
Bicycling – 2.2%
Tennis – 2.1%
Ice Hockey – 2.1%
Skateboarding – 2.0%
Walking – 1.9%
Golf – 1.0%
Hunting - 1.0%
Gymnastics – 0.7%
Ice Skating – 0.5%
Swimming – 0.4%
Bowling – 0.2%
Paintball – 0.1%
Trap & Skeet – 0.1%
Archery – 0.1%
Canoeing – 0.1%
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Firearm Safety
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There is no such thing as an accidental discharge of a
firearm.
Negligent discharge is usually the correct term for
firearm related incidents:
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Ignorance
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Know and practice safety rules
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Be familiar with your pistol
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Practice regularly
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Carelessness
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Know and practice safety rules
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Defective firearms
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Elements of Firearm Safety
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Positive Attitude
Knowledge
Skill
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Rules For Safe Gun Handling
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Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. Never
point a firearm at anything you are not willing to
destroy.
Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to
shoot -- your sights are on target and you have made
the decision to fire.
Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
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Rules For Using or Storing a Gun
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Know your target and what is beyond. Before a decision to
fire be sure of your target, your target's environment and
any other safety hazards.
Know how to use the gun safely.
Be sure the firearm is safe to operate:
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Keep guns clean and in good repair.
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Always check to ensure handgun is unloaded when
picking it up.
Use only the correct ammunition for your firearm.
Wear eye and ear protection as appropriate.
Never use alcohol or drugs when you have your firearm
with you. (UCA § 76-10-528 UCA)
Store all firearms so they are not accessible to
unauthorized persons such as children, restricted persons,
etc. (UCA § 76-10-509-509.7, UCA § 76-10-503 UCA and Title 18 Sec. 922 Subsection (d), (g) USC)
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Rules For Using or Storing a Gun
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Treat every firearm as if it is loaded.
" Don’t ever do anything with an allegedly-unloaded
gun that you’re not willing to do with a loaded one. "
— Kathy Jackson, "Cornered Cat"
"Injuries from loaded guns usually arise from
longstanding bad habits with unloaded ones. Protect
your habits and you'll protect yourself from a world of
grief." ─ Kathy Jackson, "Cornered Cat"
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Guns and Alcohol
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Carrying a dangerous weapon while
under influence of alcohol or drugs
unlawful.
Under the influence means the same
level of influence or blood or breath
alcohol concentration as for driving a
motor vehicle
(UCA § 76-10-528)
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(UCA § 41-6a-502)
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Guns and Children
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Permit holders are responsible for teaching their children and other occupants of
their home about firearm safety
Children should be taught what to do if they come across a firearm without an
adult present:
Stop and don't touch
Leave the area
Tell an adult
Children should be taught the difference between make-believe (television, toys)
and real life
Permit holders and parents should be a positive role model for their children. (UCA
§ 76-10-509.5 through 509.7)
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Talk openly about gun safety
Don’t make guns a taboo subject
Parents should decide when their children are old enough to receive gun safety
training
Child shows interest
Maturity
Ability to communicate and reason
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Guns and Children
US Codes of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44, Sec. 922(x)
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It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the
transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile (under age 18)
A handgun
Ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun
It shall be unlawful for any person who is a juvenile to knowingly possess
A handgun
Ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun
This subsection does not apply to
Temporary transfer of a handgun or ammunition to a juvenile:
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In the course of employment, ranching, farming, target practice, hunting, or a
course of instruction in the safe and lawful use of a handgun;
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With the prior written consent of the juvenile's parent or guardian who is not
prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from possessing a firearm
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The juvenile has the prior written consent in the juvenile's possession at all times
when a handgun is in the possession of the juvenile
A juvenile who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National
Guard who possesses or is armed with a handgun in the line of duty
Transfer by inheritance of title (but not possession) of a handgun or ammunition to a
juvenile
Possession of a handgun or ammunition by a juvenile taken in defense of the juvenile or
other persons against an intruder into the residence of the juvenile or a residence in
which the juvenile is an invited guest
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Guns and Children
(UCA § 76-10-509)
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A minor under 18 years of age may not
possess a dangerous weapon unless he:
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(a) has the permission of his parent or
guardian to have the weapon or
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(b) is accompanied by a parent or guardian
while he has the weapon in his possession
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Any minor under 14 years of age in
possession of a dangerous weapon shall be
accompanied by a responsible adult
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Guns and Children
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A minor under 18 years of age may not possess a handgun (UCA § 76-10-509.4)
Except as provided by federal law, a minor under 18 years of age may not
possess the following:
a sawed-off rifle or sawed-off shotgun (UCA § 76-10-509.4)
a fully automatic weapon (UCA § 76-10-509.4)
Exceptions (UCA § 76-10-512):
Lawfully operated target concessions at amusement parks, etc.
Attendance at a hunter's safety course or a firearms safety course
Engaging in practice or any other lawful use of a firearm at an established
range or any other area where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited by
state or local law
Engaging in an organized competition involving the use of a firearm, or
participating in or practicing for such competition
On real property with the permission of the owner, licensee, or lessee of the
property and who has the permission of a parent or legal guardian or the
owner, licensee, or lessee to possess a firearm not otherwise in violation of
law
With a valid hunting license or other persons who are lawfully engaged in
hunting
Traveling to or from any activity described above except target concessions
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Firearm Selection
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Firearm Selection
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Long gun (shotgun or rifle) is usually best for
personal defense because of its greater
knockdown power
 Usually weapon of choice at home
Handgun is usually less effective than a long gun
in stopping an attack
 More shots required to stop an attack
 Handgun is more convenient for carry,
immediate deployment
 Easily concealable
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Revolver vs Semi-Auto
Pros
Cons
Revolver
•Easy to use - point and shoot
•Simple action
•Fewer Jamming issues
•Easy to clean
•Fewer controls to manipulate
•Interchangeable grips
•Ammo substitution
•Limited round capacity
•Harder to conceal due to cylinder
•Takes longer to reload
•Jams difficult to clear
Semi-Auto
•Higher round capacity
•Faster to reload
•Easier to conceal (thinner)
•Malfunctions easy to clear
•More complex action
•More maintenance
•More training and practice
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Operation of a Revolver
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Single action
 Hammer must be manually cocked for each
shot
Double-action
 Either trigger pull or cocking hammer
automatically rotates and aligns cylinder
 Always use double action in personal defense
and personal defense practice
Safeties - none
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Revolver Handling
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Read the manual
Clearing firearm
Loading
Unloading
Safeties (double-action trigger-pull)
Malfunctions
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Revolver Accessories
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Speedloaders
Speedstrips
Holsters
Night sights
Laser sights?
Ported barrel?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e_3Ihpq9T4
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Operation of a Semi-Auto
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Single action
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Hammer must be cocked manually or by slide operation for
each shot
Double-action only
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Trigger pull cocks and fires all shots
Double-action-single-action
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Trigger pull cocks and fires first shot with no other action
required
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Subsequent shots are single-action mode
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Always use double action (if available) in personal defense and
personal defense practice
Safeties used on semi-automatics
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Not 100% reliable
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Semi-Auto Handling
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Read the manual
Clearing firearm
Loading
Unloading
De-cocking
Safeties
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Semi-Auto Handling
How to rack the slide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSiOq_uvCmg
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Semi-Auto Handling
Don’t use the slide stop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOM4tCR2jmk
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Semi-Auto Malfunctions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsY4WmG6ZzM
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Semi-Auto Malfunctions
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Types
 Type 1 – Failure to fire
 Type 2 – Failure to eject
 Type 3 – Feedway stoppage / double feed
 Type 4 – Failure to go into battery
Tilt – Tap – Rack – Reassess threat
One-handed
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Semi-Auto Accessories
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Extra magazines
Magazine loading devices
Holsters
Night sights
Laser sights?
Lights?
Ported barrel?
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Handgun Selection:
Size
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Concealability
Firearm size vs hand size
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Finger comfortably reaches trigger
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Grip size
Weight vs hand & arm strength
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Heavier pistols harder for small persons to hold
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Barrel length
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Short barrels lose velocity and accuracy but are
easier to conceal
Cuteness
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Handgun Selection:
Reliability
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Bet your life!
 Manufacturer
 Quality
 Imports
Parts, service, accessory availability
Plan on spending $500 to $800 for gun &
basic accessories
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Handgun Selection:
Manufacturers
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Popular Manufacturers: Beretta, Bersa,
Browning, Charter Arms, Colt, CZ, FN, Glock,
H&K, Hi-Point, Kahr, Kel-Tec, Kimber, North
American Arms, Para USA, Remington, Ruger,
Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson, Springfield,
Taurus, Walther
Source: Survey at nra.civicscience.com, 12 Feb 2010
"If you have a ten-dollar head, get a ten-dollar helmet." ─ Biker
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Handgun Selection:
Caliber
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A measure of the diameter of bullet
Largest caliber the shooter can confidently and
accurately shoot and control
Recoil vs controllability vs effectiveness
Most experts recommend 9mm Parabellum or
.38 Special minimum
Nock-down power is a made-for-TV myth
The smallest caliber on earth is the one in
your hands when you're being attacked
The largest caliber on earth is the one in the
bad guy's hands when you're being attacked
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Handgun Selection:
Caliber
"Best quote I ever heard was from my wife
when I presented her with a brand new Beretta
Tomcat. She looked it over and then said, ‘I
don't want this. The hole in the end is not big
enough. I want one with a big hole in the end.’"
─ Grampster on www.thehighroad.org
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Handgun Selection:
Caliber
"As we used to teach in the
spook business, carry a .25 if it
makes you feel good, but do not
ever load it. If you load it you
may shoot it. If you shoot it you
may hit somebody, and if you
hit somebody - and he finds out
about it - he may be very angry
with you." ─ Jeff Cooper
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Handgun Selection:
Caliber
"We hear of an unfortunate woman who,
during an nighttime asthma attack, confused
the small handgun she kept under her pillow
with an asthma inhaler and proceeded to
relieve her symptoms. It was not a fatal
mistake, partly because she used a .25 ACP,
which everyone knows is not sufficient to clear
sinuses." ─ Jeff Cooper
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Handgun Selection:
Caliber
Source: http://emptormaven.com/2013/02/the-obsolete-45-acp/
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Handgun Selection:
Caliber
Source: http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/7866
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Break Time
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A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very
dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a
good person is no danger to anyone except
the bad guys. — Charlton Heston
An armed society is a polite society. Manners
are good when one may have to back up his
acts with his life. — Robert A. Heinlein
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Ammunition
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Cartridge vs Bullet Confusion
Components of ammunition
Case
Primer
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Rimfire
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Centerfire
Propellant
Bullet
Physics of firing a firearm
Firing pin strikes and ignites primer
Flame generated by primer ignites propellant (propellant
burns – does not explode)
Gasses expand and force bullet from case
Gasses force bullet down the barrel
Bullet exits barrel
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Common Bullets Designs
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Hollow point
Semi-jacketed
Full metal jacket
Round-nose
Semi-wadcutter
Wadcutter
Lead
Frangible
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Use Correct Ammunition!
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Always use the proper ammunition for your
firearm (9mm Parabellum, 9mm Kurtz, 9mm
Largo, 9mm Makarov are all different)
 Cartridge designation marking on pistol
 Cartridge designation on ammunition box
 Cartridge designation on case head
Safe substitutions
 Revolvers only
Plus P
Low-cost training alternatives
Low muzzle-flash
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Ammo Reliability
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Inspect self-defense ammunition for imperfections
Test your firearm with the ammunition you plan to use for self-defense to ensure
perfect reliability
Cartridge malfunctions during training
 Misfire – a failure of the cartridge to fire after the primer has been struck
 Cease fire
 Keep pistol pointed in safe direction
 Wait at least 30 seconds before opening the action
 Hangfire – A perceptible delay in ignition after the primer has been struck
 Cease fire
 Keep pistol pointed in safe direction
 Wait at least 30 seconds before opening the action
 Squib load – Less than normal pressure or velocity after ignition of cartridge
 Cease fire
 Ensure chambers are empty
 Visually inspect barrel or insert a cleaning rod down the barrel from the
chamber end (if possible) to ensure it is not obstructed
Cartridge malfunctions during a gunfight
 Ignore above safety rules – keep fighting!
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Reloaded Ammunition
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Reloaded ammo is cheaper to shoot –
more likely to practice regularly
Factory ammo is generally more
reliable
Factory ammo facilitates postshooting forensic investigation
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Dangerous Range of Ammunition
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Be sure of your target, your target's environment and
safety hazards
Dangerous range of handgun ammunition
 .22 LR – 1,600 yards
 .38 Special & 9mm - 2,400 yards
Can penetrate sheetrock walls, doors, windows, ceilings,
floors, fences, etc to endanger innocent persons
Can pass through your assailant etc to endanger
innocent persons
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Fundamentals of Marksmanship
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Aiming
 Sight alignment
 Sight Picture
Breath Control
Hold Control
Trigger Control
Follow-through
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Elements of a Good Shooting
Position
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Consistency
Balance
Support
Natural point of aim
Comfort
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Elements of a Good Shooting
Position
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp_2ECfbwKo
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Proper Grip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnSmDxWt8N4
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Proper Grip
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Proper Grip
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Firearm Maintenance
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Regular cleaning and maintenance
Safety considerations when cleaning
Cleaning kit
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Cleaning a Revolver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NAZOr33nUo
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Cleaning a Semi-auto Pistol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MddFszEFgKM
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Safe Storage of Firearms and
Ammunition
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Safety vs accessibility
Storage area inaccessible to children
Storage is when the firearm is not available for
immediate use
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Need for safety does not end just because you do
not have the firearm with you
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Clean, dry, cool
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Firearms must be stored unloaded
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Do not store firearm where it is visible
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Store firearms and ammunition separately
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Safe Storage of Firearms and
Ammunition
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Ammunition Storage
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Out of reach of children and other unauthorized
persons
Cool, dry place (avoid hot trunk or glove box of
car)
Store in factory container
Wipe fingerprints off to avoid corrosion
Avoid solvents, petroleum products, bore
cleaner, ammonia, other chemicals – may cause
malfunction
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Break Time
(End of free introductory course)
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Never pick a fight with an old man. If he is
too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your
tactics stink.
Beware the man who only has one gun
because he probably knows how to use it.
Video next: Personal Protection in the Home – 35 min
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Basics of Personal Protection
http://materials.nrahq.org/go/product.aspx?productid=ES%2026840
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If you call for a cop, an ambulance
and a pizza, who will arrive first?
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In Nassau County [New York] in 2003, eleven
percent of 911 callers got a pre-recorded message
and soothing music, rather than a human
operator.
("Nassau 911 Callers Are Being Put on Hold," NY Times, Sept. 14, 2003)
Priority One responses in Atlanta and nearby
counties take an average of 9-15 minutes.
(http://www.fox5atlanta.com/iteam/911.html)
In Washington, DC the response time for a 911
call measured 47 minutes. With that kind of delay
you can see that it is very important for you to be
able to survive on your own for those 47 minutes.
(www.themarksman.com/defense.html)
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Police Response Time
Source: U.S. Dept of Justice National Criminal Victimization Survey, 2007
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When Seconds Count, The Police
Are Only Minutes Away
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The Trolley Square Mall shooting lasted approximately 7
minutes
All 9 victims were shot in the first minute after shootings
began (4 fatalities)
An off-duty cop engaged the shooter at approximately
the one-minute point and no innocent victims were shot
from that point forward
The first lone on-duty police officer arrived 3 minutes
after the first 911 call and 3 minutes after the off-duty
cop engaged the shooter
SWAT arrived another 3 minutes later and killed the
shooter
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_Square_shooting)
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The Right to Self-Defense
On June 27 2005, in the case of Castle
Rock v. Gonzales, the US Supreme Court
found that Jessica Gonzales did not have a
constitutional right to police protection
even in the presence of a restraining order.
By a vote of 7-to-2, the Supreme Court
ruled that Gonzales has no right to sue her
local police department for failing to protect
her and her children from her estranged
husband.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Rock_v._Gonzales)
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Why Americans Own Handguns
States that adopted nondiscretionary "shall-issue"
concealed-handgun laws saw
 Murders decrease by at least 8%,
 Rapes decrease by 5%,
 Aggravated assaults decrease by 7% and
 Robberies decrease by 3%.
 The murder rates of women permit-holders fell
by as much as five times the drop of their male
counterparts.
(More Guns, Less Crime, John R. Lott, Jr, University of Chicago Press, 1998)
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Why Americans Own Handguns
The rate of violent crime
has dropped steadily since
the right-to-carry movement
began with Florida in 1987.
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Not Reasons to Carry a Gun
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It’s my job
It makes me feel comfortable
It’s my right
To make a political statement
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Right to Carry 1987-Present
Source: http://gun-nuttery.com/rtc.php
Over 12.8 million concealed weapon permits nationwide
(http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/)
603,144 Total valid Utah permits as of 31 Mar 2015 (202,637 issued to Utah
residents) (http://publicsafety.utah.gov/)
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Shall-Issue vs May-Issue vs No-Issue
Source: http://www.ijreview.com/2015/03/273639-maryland-rape-survivorgives-powerful-testimony-favor-shall-issue-gun-law/
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Benefits of the Concealed Firearms
Permit
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Does not change laws regarding use of deadly force
Simply allows the carry of a concealed firearm
Bypasses some laws regarding certain gun-free
zones
Allows waiver of Brady-bill background check fee
($7) when buying firearms
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States Honoring Utah Concealed
Firearms Permit
http://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/reciprocity-with-other-states/
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Concealed Firearms Permit
Administration
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Utah permit issued within 60 days of receipt of
application
Utah permit valid for 5 years
No additional training for renewal of Utah permit
Keep your address up to date with BCI
 If they send you a letter that is returned
undeliverable, your permit will be suspended
resulting in a possible weapon violation
Privacy of Utah permit holders is protected
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Permit Denial & Suspension
http://www.amshooting.com/images/utahcriteria.pdf
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No Badge!
Permit holders may not
possess or display a
badge without authority
(UCA § 76-8-512(3))
XXX
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Methods of Concealed Carry
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On person
In case, purse, etc.
Safe concealment techniques
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The firearm should be in a holster or gun case
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The firearm must be hidden from view and be
placed so that it is only accessible to the individual
carrying it
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A handgun should not just be thrown into a glove
box, under the car seat or into a drawer
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The permit holder is responsible for their firearm at
all times
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Holsters
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Purpose of a holster
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Safe carry
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Protect firearm
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Keep in easy reach for quick, smooth
presentation
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Keep grip oriented for easy draw
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Concealment
Comfort vs ability to draw
Firearm retention
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Thumb snaps
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Velcro straps
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Open top holsters
Good belt
Magazine / SpeedLoader Pouch
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Typical Holsters
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More Holsters
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More Holsters
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More Holsters
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Self-Defense Law
"You could have the greatest mindset. You could be
a master class shooter. But if you don’t think you’re
allowed to engage a person with your firearm, and
in reality you are, that hesitation could cost you
everything." — Chris Costa
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Traveling With a Gun
Obey the laws of the jurisdiction you’re in
92
Travel In States With Reciprocal
Agreement
www.handgunlaw.us
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Travel In States With Reciprocal
Agreement
www.carryconcealed.net
94
Travel In States With Reciprocal
Agreement
www.usacarry.com
95
Travel In States With Reciprocal
Agreement
www.nraila.org/gunlaws
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Travel In States With Reciprocal
Agreement
http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/FAQother.html
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Travel In States With Open-Carry
www.opencarry.org
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Travel In Jurisdictions With No
Reciprocal Agreement

Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or
regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any
person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from
transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to
transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where
he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other
place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if,
during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither
the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily
accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger
compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the
case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the
driver's compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be
contained in a locked container other than the glove
compartment or console. (US Codes of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44,
Sec. 926A)
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Carry on Indian reservations controlled by tribal law
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Firearms in Commercial Vehicles
https://ntl.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/120
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Air Travel With a Gun
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Check with airline in advance
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Request printed policy or
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Download and print airline’s policy from
website
Advise airline on check-in that you’re
checking a firearm
Unloaded
Locked case as checked luggage
Ammunition in separate checked luggage
Consider laws of destination
Consider problems if flight diverts to a
gun-hostile jurisdiction
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Gun-Restricted Areas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYL0yN110go
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Gun-Restricted Areas
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Airport secure areas (UCA § 76-10-529)
Court secure areas (UCA § 78A-2-203, UCA § 76-8-311.1)
Law enforcement facility (UCA § 76-8-311.1)
Correctional and mental health facilities (UCA § 76-8-311.3)
Utah State Parks unless (R651-612-1)
Unloaded and cased or otherwise packed away to prevent its use in the park area
Being used for the legal pursuit of wildlife (R651-614)
In accordance with Concealed Weapons Act (UCA § 53-5-701)
National Parks (36 CFR 2.4; 18 USC § 930)
Restrictions similar to Utah State Parks restrictions
Federal facilities (18 USC § 930)
"...shall not apply to...the lawful carrying of firearms or other dangerous weapons in a
Federal facility incident to hunting or other lawful purposes."
Post Offices (39 CFR 232.1(l))
"Weapons and explosives. No person while on postal property may carry firearms, other
dangerous or deadly weapons, or explosives, either openly or concealed, or store the
same on postal property, except for official purposes."
Private residence if notice is given verbally or with posted sign (UCA § 76-10-530)
Horse race track (R52-7-11)
In accordance with Concealed Weapons Act (UCA § 53-5-701)
No provision in Utah law for gun-free businesses
Trespassing
Employment contract
May not ban guns in parking lot (UCA § 34-45-103)
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Gun-Restricted Areas
Note items 3, 4, 10
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No Guns Within 1000 ft of a School
US Codes of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44, Sec. 922(q)
Source: http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=2337
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Public School Zones
US Codes of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44, Sec. 922(q)
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Public School Zones
US Codes of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44, Sec. 922(q)
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Public school zone restriction does not apply to the possession of a firearm:
On private property not part of school grounds;
That is not loaded and in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is
on a motor vehicle
By an individual for use in a program approved by a school in the school zone
By an individual in accordance with a contract entered into between a school
in the school zone and the individual or an employer of the individual
By a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity
That is unloaded and is possessed by an individual while traversing school
premises for the purpose of gaining access to public or private lands open to
hunting, if the entry on school premises is authorized by school authorities
If the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in
which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and
the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual
obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or
political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive
the license
Private schools may restrict firearms but has no force of law (similar to
businesses)
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Public School Zones
(UCA § 34-45-103)
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A person may not possess any dangerous weapon, firearm, or sawed-off
shotgun, as those terms are defined in Section 76-10-501, at a place that
the person knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is on or about
school premises
This section does not apply if:
The person possesses a permit to carry a concealed firearm or as
otherwise authorized by law;
The possession is approved by the responsible school administrator;
The item is present or to be used in connection with a lawful,
approved activity and is in the possession or under the control of the
person responsible for its possession or use; or
The possession is:
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At the person's place of residence or on the person's property;
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In any vehicle lawfully under the person's control, other than a
vehicle owned by the school or used by the school to transport
students; or
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At the person's place of business
This section does not prohibit prosecution of a more serious weapons
offense that may occur on or about school premises.
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Gun-Restricted Areas
Houses of worship
(UCA § 76-10-530)
http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/CFchurch.html
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Gun-Restricted Areas
Houses of worship
(UCA § 76-10-530)
LDS policy: "Churches are dedicated for the
worship of God and as havens from the
cares and concerns of the world. The
carrying of lethal weapons, concealed or
otherwise, within their walls is inappropriate
except as required by officers of the law."
(LDS Handbook #2, "Administering the Church", 2010, 21.2.4, p 192)
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Break Time
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An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and
evil is not overcome by fleeing from it. — Jeff
Cooper
Giving up the right to arms is a mistake a free
people get to make only once. — Jack Childs
God grants liberty only to those who love it, and
are always ready to guard and defend it. —
Daniel Webster
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Basic Rules for Concealed Carry
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Concealed handgun is for protection of life only
Draw only to protect self or another innocent person from
criminal attack which is life-threatening or which may result
in serious bodily injury (UCA § 76-2-402) *
Cannot create or contribute to a nuisance, defined as any
condition dangerous to human life (ie brandishing, warning
shots, not clearly identifying target, shooting to wound) (UCA
§ 76-10-801)
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* Serious bodily injury means bodily injury that creates or
causes serious permanent disfigurement, protracted loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ,
or creates a substantial risk of death. (UCA § 76-1-601)
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Avoid Confrontation
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Develop situational awareness skills to recognize and
avoid danger
Use good judgment with regard to known dangerous
situations
Do not instigate or inflame confrontations
Deescalate
Fight only as a last resort
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Emotions
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Don’t let your emotions get the best of
you
If you tend to be short-fused – do not
carry!
Do not handle or carry a firearm if you
are in a state of anger, depression or
frustration
Never carry when under the influence of
drugs or alcohol (UCA § 76-10-528)
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Display of a Firearm
(UCA § 76-10-506)
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A person who, in the presence of two or more persons, draws or exhibits a
dangerous weapon in an angry and threatening manner or unlawfully uses
a dangerous weapon in a fight or quarrel is guilty of a class A
misdemeanor.
"Threatening manner" does not include:
 The possession of a dangerous weapon, whether visible or concealed,
without additional behavior which is threatening; or
 Informing another of the actor's possession of a deadly weapon in order
to prevent what the actor reasonably perceives as a possible use of
unlawful force by the other and the actor is not engaged in criminal
activity and did not provoke the confrontation
This section does not apply to a person who, reasonably believing the
action to be necessary in compliance with Section 76-2-402 (Force in
defense of person), with purpose to prevent another's use of unlawful
force:
 Threatens the use of a dangerous weapon; or
 Draws or exhibits a dangerous weapon.
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Display of a Firearm
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Open carry lawful in Utah
The permit authorizes a concealed firearm
Always keep concealed – you don’t know how
others will react
The firearm should never be displayed unless
you intend to use it
Do not display to intimidate or threaten
Illegal to draw or exhibit a dangerous weapon
in an angry or threatening manner or in a fight
or quarrel except in necessary self-defense (UCA
§ 76-10-506)
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When You Can Use Deadly Force
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1.
2.
3.
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Adversary must have:
Ability to inflict serious bodily injury* or death
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Armed or reasonably appears to be armed
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Disparity of force (flash mobs)
Opportunity
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Physically positioned to attack
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Distance, obstacles, no reasonable escape
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Tueller Drill
Intent (Jeopardy)
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Hostile actions or words indicating immediate danger
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Justification vs necessity
* "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury that creates or causes
serious permanent disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the
function of any bodily member or organ, or creates a substantial risk of
death. (UCA § 76-1-601)
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When You Can Use Deadly Force
91% of shooters in criminal attacks and 78% of victims have criminal histories.
81% of suspects previously have been arrested for weapons charges.
80% of homicides are drug- or drug-trade related
Source: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090920/NEWS01/909200364/10
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When You Can Use Deadly Force
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Adversary must have:
1.
Ability to inflict serious bodily injury* or death
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Armed or reasonably appears to be armed
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Disparity of force (flash mobs)
2.
Opportunity
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Physically positioned to attack
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Distance, obstacles, no reasonable escape
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Tueller Drill
3.
Intent (Jeopardy)
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Hostile actions or words indicating immediate danger
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Justification vs necessity
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When You Can Use Deadly Force
(UCA § 76-2-402)
In determining imminence or reasonableness, the trier of
fact may consider, but is not limited to, any of the following
factors:
 The nature of the danger
 The immediacy of the danger
 The probability that the unlawful force would result in
death or serious bodily injury
 The other's prior violent acts or violent propensities
 Any patterns of abuse or violence in the parties'
relationship
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When You Can Use Deadly Force
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Innocence
Did you instigate or consent to the fight?
Imminence
Is the attack here and now?
Proportionality
Is deadly force really necessary? Use deadly force only to
stop deadly force.
Reasonableness
Would any other reasonable person, knowing what you
know at the time, do the same thing?
Avoidance (Preclusion)
Can you avoid the fight by retreat and/or de-escalation?
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When You Can Use Deadly Force
Necessity vs Justification
Approximately 2.5 million violent crimes are stopped each year in the
US by the presence of a gun that was not fired.
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When You Can Use Deadly Force
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Preclusion: It isn’t often taught, but it is an absolutely critical
concept to understand.
Preclusion means "What other options could you have
exercised instead of shooting?"
No reasonable person wants to shoot someone if there are
other safe options available:
Can you retreat?
Can you seek cover?
Can you use a less lethal weapon?
Can you wait for the police?
Many self defense court cases come down to the concept of
preclusion – what could you have done to avoid shooting?
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Stand your Ground
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A person does not have a duty to retreat from the force
or threatened force in a place where that person has
lawfully entered or remained unless that person was the
aggressor or was engaged in a combat by agreement
(UCA § 76-2-402)
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“Stand your ground” laws in themselves do not justify
use of deadly force.
 Ability
 Opportunity
 Intent
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Deadly Force in Defense of Habitation
(UCA § 76-2-405)
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A person is justified in using force to prevent or terminate the other's
unlawful entry into or attack upon his habitation [home, hotel room, tent,
vehicle]; however, he is justified in the use of force which is intended or
likely to cause death or serious bodily injury only if:
 The entry is made or attempted in a violent and tumultuous manner,
surreptitiously, or by stealth, and he reasonably believes that the entry
is attempted or made for the purpose of assaulting or offering personal
violence to any person, dwelling, or being in the habitation and he
reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent the assault or
offer of personal violence; or
 He reasonably believes that the entry is made or attempted for the
purpose of committing a felony in the habitation and that the force is
necessary to prevent the commission of the felony.
The person using force or deadly force in defense of habitation is presumed
for the purpose of both civil and criminal cases to have acted reasonably
and had a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or serious bodily
injury if the entry or attempted entry is unlawful and is made or attempted
by use of force, or in a violent and tumultuous manner, or surreptitiously or
by stealth, or for the purpose of committing a felony.
“Castle doctrine” does not necessarily justify use of deadly force – merely
shifts burden of proof back to the state.
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Deadly Force in Defense of
Habitation
If the thief is caught while breaking in, and
is struck so that he dies, there shall be no
bloodguiltiness on his account.
Exodus 22:2
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Deadly Force in Defense of Persons
(UCA § 76-2-407)
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A person is justified in using force intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily
injury against another in his defense of persons on real property other than his
habitation if:
 He is in lawful possession of the real property
 He reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent or terminate the
other person's trespass onto the real property
 The trespass is made or attempted by use of force or in a violent and tumultuous
manner; and
 The person reasonably believes that the trespass is attempted or made for
the purpose of committing violence against any person on the real property
and he reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent personal
violence; or
 The person reasonably believes that the trespass is made or attempted for
the purpose of committing a forcible felony as defined in Section 76-2-402
that poses imminent peril of death or serious bodily injury to a person on
the real property and that the force is necessary to prevent the commission
of that forcible felony.
The person using deadly force in defense of persons on real property under
Subsection (1) is presumed for the purpose of both civil and criminal cases to have
acted reasonably and had a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or serious
bodily injury if the trespass or attempted trespass is unlawful and is made or
attempted by use of force, or in a violent and tumultuous manner, or for the purpose
of committing a forcible felony.
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Deadly Force in Defense of Person
(UCA § 76-2-402)
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A person is justified in threatening or using force against another
when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that
force or a threat of force is necessary to defend the person or a
third person against another person's imminent use of unlawful
force.
A person is justified in using force intended or likely to cause death
or serious bodily injury only if the person reasonably believes that
force is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily injury to the
person or a third person as a result of another person's imminent
use of unlawful force, or to prevent the commission of a forcible
felony.
 What about defending a third person whom you don’t know?
A person does not have a duty to retreat from the force or
threatened force in a place where that person has lawfully entered
or remained
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Deadly Force in Defense of Person
(UCA § 76-2-402)
A person is not justified in using force if the person:
 Initially provokes the use of force against the person
with the intent to use force as an excuse to inflict
bodily harm upon the assailant;
 Is attempting to commit, committing, or fleeing after
the commission or attempted commission of a felony;
or
 Was the aggressor or was engaged in a combat by
agreement, unless the person withdraws from the
encounter and effectively communicates to the other
person his intent to do so and, notwithstanding, the
other person continues or threatens to continue the
use of unlawful force.
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Force in Defense of Property
(UCA § 76-2-406)
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A person is justified in using force, other than deadly
force, against another when and to the extent that he
reasonably believes that force is necessary to prevent or
terminate criminal interference with real property or
personal property:
 Lawfully in his possession
 Lawfully in the possession of a member of his
immediate family
 Belonging to a person whose property he has a legal
duty to protect
If it’s not worth dying for, it’s not worth shooting over.
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Tactics
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Interrupt attacker’s OODA Loop
 Observe
 Orient
 Decide
 Act
Move!
 It’s more important to not get shot than to shoot the assailant
 Move laterally if possible
 Move to cover or concealment
 Behind a vehicle, building, tree, fence, etc. if outside home
 Safe room if at home
If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin', you
should be movin'. If you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your
head off and put it on a stick. ─ Clint Smith
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How Close is Too Close?
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Dennis Tueller
 21-foot rule
Proxemics: How we, as humans,
interpret and manage the physical space
around us (cultural
anthropologist, Edward Hall)
 Intimate Space – where we only
allow loved ones to be.
 Personal Space – the area in which
we are comfortable having people
we know and trust.
 Social Space – the zone where we
communicate and/or interact with
others generally.
 Public Space – an area where we
accept that people in general can
be, regardless of whether we know
them or are interacting with them.
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Control of Firearm in Close-Quarter Struggle
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Consider using support hand to strike
assailant’s face, nose, throat – not the
skull
Use hammer blows -- not punches, feet,
and elbows to strike
Always be aware of where your own
hands / arms / legs / feet are to avoid
shooting yourself
30 seconds
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Tactics
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Drawing from concealment
Warning shots?
 None (UCA § 76-10-801)
 You may need every bullet in your gun;
don’t waste one with a warning shot
Shoot to wound?
 No! Shoot to stop the attack!
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Shoot to Stop the Threat
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Most effective areas of body to shoot to stop an attack
Center of exposed mass
Chest (lungs, heart)
Head (may be viewed as intent to kill)
Continue shooting until the threat ceases
Must stop when threat ceases
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Assailant is incapacitated
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Assailant flees
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Assailant surrenders
Instant incapacitation after one handgun shot are rare
May take several shots
Assailant reactions to being shot are unpredictable
Assailant may continue attack even after receiving mortal
wounds, especially if high on drugs
You may not be able to see where you hit the attacker
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Shoot to Stop the Threat
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After a Shooting
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Preserve witnesses & evidence
 "Is anyone hurt?"
 "Stay away from him, I think he’s still armed!"
 Assign people to call for help
 Lock doors if possible
No first aid for attacker
Don’t move the body
Call 911
 The first person to call the police and for an
ambulance may be perceived to be the good guy
 Limit statements until you have a lawyer present
 Have one or more witnesses make the 911 call if
available
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911
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Remember that you are talking into a recorded
phone line
Do not let the dispatcher make your decisions for
you
If situation deteriorates to point where talking to
the dispatcher is a distraction, set the phone
down but don’t hang up
Do not hang up the until dispatcher tells you to or
police arrive
If situation permits, tell dispatcher what you’re
wearing
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When Police Arrive
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If available have a witness watch for and
guide arriving police to scene and advise
you of their arrival
Position self to face arriving police
Have your gun in the holster or on the
ground/floor
If gun is in the hand, drop it on command
You will be too upset to talk for a day or
two, so limit what you say to the police
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After a Shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCZXZMYyRl4
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After a Shooting
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Call your lawyer if you can use your own phone
If using a police phone, do not call your lawyer
directly – instead, call a trusted person and have
him/her make the call for you.
 Tell the trusted person you are okay and that you
are with Officer ____.
 Then instruct the trusted person to call your
attorney and to call Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense
Network (if a member)
Be prepared to explain assailant’s
 Ability to inflict serious bodily injury or death
(armed or reasonably appears to be armed)
 Opportunity (physically positioned to attack)
 Intent (hostile actions or words)
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Other Encounters with the
Police
No longer mandatory in Utah (R 724-4-13 DPS Administrative Rule - Rescinded) , but
is required in many other states
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Other Encounters with the
Police
A peace officer may stop any person in a public place when he
has a reasonable suspicion to believe he has committed or is in
the act of committing or is attempting to commit a public
offense and may demand his name, address and an
explanation of his actions. (UCA § 77-7-15)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_and_identify_statutes
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Encounters with the Police
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Erik Scott vs Las Vegas Police at Costco
Medical device salesman
Graduate of the US Military Academy at West
Point
http://tinyurl.com/pg88yhv
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Practice Regularly!
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Dry-fire
AirSoft
Shooting range
Local clubs:
 Iron Springs Practical Shooters
 Iron County Action Shooters
 Three Peaks Rangers
Take advanced training:
 Massad Ayoob Group
 Gunsite
 Thunder Ranch
 FrontSight (FrontSight certificates on eBay)
 Many others
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Practice Regularly!
Remember that practice means permanent,
not perfect. ─ Dave Neith
You won't rise to the occasion -- You'll default
to your level of training. ─ Barret Tillman
When you aren't practicing, somewhere,
someone is, and when you meet him, he will
win. ─ Terry Thorpe
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Combat Mindset
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Never give up
You may be injured yourself in the
encounter
Stop shooting only when the attack
stops
There is no second place winner!
The mindset to "survive" is not
enough
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Combat Mindset
They can’t sue you if you’re dead. ─ Cope Reynolds
A very large percentage of people who carry a
concealed handgun do not carry it as a weapon.
They carry it as a good luck charm. They think of it
as a magic talisman that wards off evil, or as a
rabbit's foot. ─ Tom Givens
Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but
remember it didn't work for the rabbit. ─ R. E. Shay
The permit isn't the weapon. — Rich Grassi
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Factors for Successful Self-Defense
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Access – Own and Carry
Ability – Skill, Strength,
Dexterity
Attitude – Willingness to
Fight, Desire to Win
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Factors for Successful Self-Defense
If every woman in every big, high-crime community in America
had a gun in her purse or strapped to her thigh, we would
have a safer, more courteous society. — Mike Royko,
syndicated columnist
Carrying a gun is a social responsibility....A citizen who shirks
his duty to contribute to the security of his community is little
better than the criminal who threatens it. — Robert H.
Boatman
An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not
overcome by fleeing from it. — Jeff Cooper
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Join the NRA
Membership Benefits:
 Choice of magazines
 American Rifleman
 American Hunter
 America’s 1st Freedom
 Insights (junior members)
 $5,000 AD&D Insurance ($10,000 life members, $25,000
police in line of duty)
 $2,500 ArmsCare insurance
 Access to other insurance programs including self-defense
liability insurance
 Defense of Second Amendment rights
$10 Instructor Discount
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Join the NRA
Anti-Gun and Anti-NRA Organizations in the USA
AARP
AFL-CIO
Ambulatory Pediatric Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Civil Liberties Union
American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
American Medical Women's Association
American Medical Student Association
American Medical Association
American Association for the Surgery of
Trauma
American Trauma Society
American Federation of Teachers
American Association of School Administrators
American Alliance for Rights and
Responsibilities
American Medical Association
American Bar Association
American Counseling Association
American Academy of Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association for World Health
American Ethical Union
American Nurses Association
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Family and Consumer
Sciences
American Firearms Association
American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry
American Jewish Committee
American Trauma Society
American Psychological Association
American Jewish Congress
American Public Health Association
Americans for Democratic Action
Anti-Defamation League
Black Mental Health Alliance
B'nai B'rith
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Children's Defense Fund
Church of the Brethren
Coalition for Peace Action
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
College Democrats of America
Committee for the Study of Handgun Misuse &
World Peace
Common Cause
Congress of National Black Churches, Inc.
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Consumer Federation of America
Council of the Great City Schools
Council of Chief State School Officers
Dehere Foundation
Disarm Educational Fund
Environmental Action Foundation
Episcopal Church-Washington Office
Florence and John Shumann Foundation
Friends Committee on National Legislation
General Federation of Women's Clubs
George Gund Fund
Gray Panthers
H.M. Strong Foundation
Hadassah
Harris Foundation
Hechinger Foundation
Interfaith Neighbors
Int'l Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Int'l Association of Educators for World Peace
Jewish Labor Committee
Joyce Foundation
National Association of Social Lauder
Foundation
Lawrence Foundation
League of Women Voters of the United States*
Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Manhattan Project II
Mennonite Central Committee-Washington
Office
National Safe Kids Campaign
National Association of Police Organizations
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Black Nurses' Association
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
National Network for Youth
National Assembly of National Voluntary
Health & Social Welfare Organizations
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People
National Association of School Psychologists
National Association of Counties*
National Association of Pediatric Nurse
Associates & Practitioners
National Association of School Safety and Law
Enforcement Officers
National Education Association
National Association of Elementary School
Principals*
National Association of Public Hospitals
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Association of Secondary School
PrincipalsWorkers
National Association of Children's
Hospitals and Related Institutions
National Association of School Psychologists
National Council of La Raza
National Center to Rehabilitate Violent Youth
National Commission for Economic Conversion
& Disarmament
National Council of the Churches of Christ in
the USA
National Council of Negro Women
National Association of Community Health
Centers
National People's Action
National Education Association*
National League of Cities
National Council on Family Relations
National Council of Jewish Women
National Organization for Women
National Political Congress of Black Women
National Parks and Conservation Association
National Peace Foundation
National Urban League, Inc.
National Parent, Teachers Association*
National Urban Coalition
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
National Organization on Disability
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice
Lobby
Ortenberg Foundation
Peace Action
People for the American Way
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Police Foundation
Project on Demilitarization and Democracy
Public Citizen
SaferWorld
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Council of the Great City Schools
The Synergetic Society
20/20 Vision
U.S. Catholic Conference, Dept. of Social
Development
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Unitarian Universalist Association
United States Catholic Conference
United Methodist Church, General Board &
Church Society
United Church of Christ, Office for Church in
Society*
United States Conference of Mayors
War and Peace Foundation
Women Strike for Peace
Women's National Democratic Club
Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)
Women's Int'l League for Peace and Freedom
World Spiritual Assembly, Inc.
YWCA
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Free Refresher
Exam
Fingerprints
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Handgun Handling Exercise
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Practice all safety rules
Practice:
 Loading
 Unloading
 Cocking
 Decocking
 Dry-fire
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Malfunctions on the Range
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Keep firearm pointed downrange
Raise hand to get attention of instructor
Any shooter who recognizes an unsafe
condition will command, "cease fire"
All shooters will cease fire upon hearing
the command "cease fire" and keep
firearms pointed down range
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Range Rules
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Follow all firearm safety rules at all times
Fully comply with training staff instructions
Eye and ear protection is mandatory for shooters and spectators
alike
After shooting or cleaning firearms, wash hands and face prior to
eating, drinking, smoking, or otherwise placing hands near mouth or
nose
All firearms in the training area must be unloaded unless directed by
the instructor
Unless directed by instructor, all firearms will be passed from one
person to another unloaded and with the action open
The training staff reserves the right to refuse service at any time, to
anyone
The training staff has final say in all matters
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